We know that being a postgraduate researcher can bring its own specific challenges. Here’s a round-up of wellbeing support and activities tailored to you as a PGR at Liverpool.
Our Student Services team is dedicated to supporting you throughout your time in Liverpool
and can offer you bespoke support that fits your needs as a PGR.
- Find them in the Student Life (Alsop) building on University Square
- Call: 0151 795 1000 or email pgrwellbeing@liverpool.ac.uk
- Visit the Student Services website to book appointments
How they can help
Student Services can help you with:
They also offer our Report + Support tool, which you can use to anonymously report bullying, harassment, discrimination, or misconduct.
🌙 Support Outside University Hours
If you need to talk to someone in the evening or at weekends, you’re not alone. The following organisations can help:
- Health Assured – Free, confidential helpline for our students, available 24/7, 365 days a year: call them for free on 0800 028 3766
- Samaritans – 24/7 listening support: 116 123
- Papyrus HopelineUK – Suicide prevention helpline: 0800 068 4141 (9am–midnight, every day)
🚨 Crisis Support – if you need urgent help
If you or someone else is at immediate risk of serious harm or injury, you should:
- Call 999 or go to your nearest A&E.
- If you are in the Liverpool area and are experiencing significant mental health difficulties, call the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Crisis Line on 0800 145 6570.
- Outside Liverpool, dial 111 to find local urgent mental health support
University Support
- If you are on campus and require immediate assistance or feel unsafe you can call Campus Support on 0151 794 2222.
- If you are staying in University halls you can get help and advice from the halls staff.
- University of Liverpool students can speak to a qualified counsellor 24/7 via Health Assured. Call 0800 028 3766.
External Support
- Liverpool Light Mental Health Crisis Support – based at 181-185 London Road, Liverpool, L3 8JG. This is a walk-in centre, open from 6pm to 1am. You don’t need an appointment and is a safe place for people who are experiencing or at risk of a mental health crisis to walk in and talk to someone.
- PAPYRUS is the UK Charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35). For PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK call 0800 068 4141 (open 9am – midnight every day of the week).
- You can text SHOUT free of charge from any UK mobile network and get confidential advice and support straight to your mobile
- If you need to talk to someone in confidence the Samaritans have a 24-hour phone line which is free to call: 116 123.
- SAFE Place Merseyside is the Sexual Assault Referral Centre for the Merseyside area. Offering a service for both males and females who have been sexually assaulted both recently and at any time in the past. For services in other areas of the UK, you can search by location here.
- We also have partners from Axess Sexual Health and Mersey Care’s Eating Disorder Service.